160-Foot Deep Sinkhole Dramatically Swallows 3 Vehicles After it Suddenly Forms on Busy Highway: Watch

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• A large sinkhole formed on a busy street in Bangkok, Thailand, on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 24

• Part of Samsen Road in the Thai capital opened up into a 98 square foot hole, swallowing three vehicles, electricity poles, and damaging water pipes

• A nearby hospital was forced to evacuate, and local residents were also told to leave their homes, per local Thai news outlets

A huge sinkhole measuring 98 square feet has opened up on a road in Bangkok, Thailand, disrupting traffic and prompting evacuations.

Part of Samsen Road in the Thai capital — which is in the midst of monsoon season — collapsed in front of a school at around 7:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday, Sept 24, according to the Royal Thai Police (RTP). The hole is also very close to a hospital and a police station.

“Vajira Hospital, Samsen Road, Dusit District, Bangkok, is a hole 30 x 30 meters wide [98 feet x 98 feet], 50 meters deep [160 feet], and has a tendency to collapse further. Later, at the scene, two electric poles fell and there was a station car,” a release from the RTP read.

The hole has reportedly resulted in damage to the nearby Samsen Metropolitan Police Station, with two of its electric poles and their tow truck falling in, per local newspaper The Nation. Two other vehicles also fell into the hole, according to The Sydney Morning Herald and the Associated Press.

A hospital has had to evacuate and nearby residents have also been told to leave their homes, The Nation reported.

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said that the hole was caused by construction work on a subway station, per the outlets.

Despite the hole continuing to grow amid poor weather conditions, The Nation reports that so far, there have been no injuries.

PEOPLE has contacted the Metropolitan Police Bureau for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.

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The police shared photos of the large sinkhole, which was located just under the police station, while footage shared on social media by BNO News Live also captured the dramatic moment that the hole formed as cars reversed on the busy street. The hole exposed the city’s underground structures.

“The National Police Commissioner has ordered the Metropolitan Police Bureau to coordinate with relevant agencies, such as the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, to take action on road subsidence, damaged large water pipes, and to provide assistance to the public,” the RTP also noted.

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